Sliding plane comprising lateral entrance-exit and different diameters

ABSTRACT

A sliding plane is provided for water slides, which are used for fun in places such as tourist facilities, aqua parks and entertainment centers. The sliding plane has a conical form narrowing from top to the bottom. On the sliding plane, the entrance and exit points are provided on the narrow lower section of the lateral twisted edge and the rider can move firstly upwards and then downwards thanks to the entrance point inclined upwards as much as an angle α relative to the ground axis, and s/he can slide with different speeds in different directions during the sliding on the sliding surfaces having different diameters.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is related to a new embodiment of water slides,which are used for fun in places such as tourist facilities, aqua parks,entertainment centers, etc. One can slide on said water slide with orwithout tools.

The present invention is especially related to a sliding planeembodiment providing lateral entrance and exit, increasing fun thanks toa sliding plane having different diameters, increasing sliding periodand reducing the risk of falling.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed under 37CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98

Today, water slides have become one of the indispensible fun toolsespecially in tourist hotels and aqua parks. On the water slide, one canslide through a wet and slippery surface, from inside of which water isflowing, from a higher position to a lower position thanks to themomentum of gravity. Besides the water slides proceeding through astraight line from top to the bottom, water slides providing slidingmovement through a twisted line with ups and downs have been designed inorder to increase fun.

In the state of art, water slides having several types and sizes arepresent. A similar embodiment to the water slide according to thepresent invention is the invention numbered US20100178993A1. Theinvention is related to sliding plane with decreasing diameter. Thefollowing statements are included in the abstract section of theinvention: “It has been designed in such a manner that one or morerider(s) and/or vehicles will slide on the sliding plane. The slidingplane comprises a sliding surface having an entrance end and an exitend. The sliding surface comprises at least one lower section, the edgesof which are bended like a funnel on a sliding plane whose diameterdecreases gradually from the entrance end to the exit end. The bottom ofthe sliding surface is slightly inclined horizontally from the entranceend to the exit end, or inclined downwards from the horizontal section.The sliding surface consists of lateral walls, each of which takes theshape of an inclined funnel in an angle more than 90 degree on alongitudinal axis at the each side by broadening from the bottom to thetop. The diameter of the entrance end is clearly broader when comparedto the diameter of exit end.

When the sliding plane according to the invention mentioned above isanalyzed, it will be clearly understood that a cone-shaped structure isdominant visually. The entrance end and exit end are not parallel toeach other and have a 90-degree angle between the axes thereof. Therider on the slide enters to the sliding plane in a relatively straightangle. As entering in a straight angle causes to pass the sliding planefaster, water reinforcement in reverse direction is performed in orderto lower the speed at the entrance end and increase the sliding period.Another disadvantage of entering to the sliding plane in straight angleis to pose the risk of falling for the user. The sliding plane generallyhas a cone-shaped structure that narrows gradually from top to thebottom and comprises a cylindrical section; therefore, surfaceinclination thereof is fixed. Thus, momentum and oscillating movementswhile sliding are not variable. The diameter of the entrance end islarger than that of exit end.

In conclusion, improvements are made in the water slides used for fun inaqua parks and therefore, new embodiments eliminating the abovementioned disadvantages and offering solutions for the present systemsare needed.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is related to a water slide satisfying the abovementioned needs, eliminating all the disadvantages and offeringadditional advantages.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sliding planeembodiment having entrance and exit ends at the lateral surface.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the rider to slideon the sliding plane in a route first with ups and then downs sidewards.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a sliding planeembodiment, wherein the diameters of the surfaces on which one issliding change during the lateral oscillating movement.

It is aimed to enable the riders to have more fun on the water slide bymeans of the oscillating movement with ups and downs on a slidingsurface having different inclined surfaces.

A further object of the present invention is to increase the slidingperiod thanks to location of the entrance end enabling lateral entranceto the sliding plane, at the bottom of the cone-shaped body of thesliding plane, and the slight inclination directing the rider towardsthe broad section of the cone, i.e. upwards.

Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the risk offalling for the rider who is sliding with or without tools on the slidethanks to the fact that the entrance end of the water slide is on anaxis nearly parallel to the sliding plane.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the entrance-exitdiameter ranges to be similar on the water slide.

A further object of the present invention is to allow the rider whoenters to the sliding surface from the entrance point, to reach the exitpoint by himself/herself without requiring additional embodiment thanksto a special geometry.

As the water flow is natural, retarding water systems are not used.Therefore, it is aimed to provide a product that required less pumppower, consumes less water and is more environmentally-friendly.

The structural and the characteristic features and all the advantages ofthe present invention will be more clearly understood thanks to thefigures and the detailed description below; therefore, the evaluationneeds to be done by taking said figures and the detailed descriptioninto consideration.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

In order for the embodiment and advantages together with the additionalmembers of the present invention to be understood best, it is requiredto be evaluated together with the figures described below.

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional view of the water slide according to thepresent invention from the front profile.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of the water slide according to thepresent invention from the rear profile.

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional view of the water slide according to thepresent invention from the top profile. In this view, the sliding routeis marked with arrows.

FIG. 4 is a view of a section belonging to the body of the water slideaccording to the present invention.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

-   1. Water Slide (Sliding Plane)-   2. Entrance-   3. Exit-   4. Upper Twisted Edge-   5. Lower Twisted Edge-   6. Broad Sliding Surface-   7. Narrow Sliding Surface-   8. Lateral Twisted Edge (Entrance)-   9. Lateral Twisted Edge (Opposite Edge)-   10. Body Section-   11. Return Point-   A: Ground Axis-   B: Entrance Axis-   α: Inclination-   R1: The Largest Diameter-   R2: Entrance Lateral Surface Diameter-   R3: Opposite Surface Diameter-   R4: The Smallest Diameter-   D-D′: A Section of the Broad Part of Sliding Surface

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In this detailed description, the preferred embodiments of the waterslide (1) according to the present invention ate described only for thesubject to be understood better, without any limiting effects.

The present invention is a new sliding plane (1) embodiment designed forwater slides, which are used for fun in the places such as touristfacilities, aqua parks, entertainment centers, etc. FIG. 1 is thethree-dimensional view of the sliding plane (1) according to the presentinvention. As is seen in the Figure, said sliding plane (1) has aconical form that gradually narrows from top to the bottom, and theedges thereof are twisted. The upper edge (4) of the sliding plane (1)is broader than the lower edge (5) thereof and at the same time, theupper edge (4) is located at a higher position than the lower edge (5).The sliding plane (1) gradually narrows from the upper edge (4) to thelower edge (5) at a certain rate.

FIG. 2 is the three-dimensional view of the sliding plane (1) accordingto the present invention from the rear profile. The entrance and exitpoints (2 and 3) belonging to the sliding plane (1) are included in theview of rear profile. The entrance and exit points (2 and 3) are in theshape of a tube and open into the sliding plane (1). As is seen in FIG.2, the entrance point (2) and the exit point (3) are provided at thenarrow lower section and lateral twisted surface (8) of the slidingplane (1). The entrance and exit points (2 and 3) are relatively closeand parallel to each other. In addition, the entrance and exit points (2and 3) in the shape of tube have the same width.

The edges (8 and 9) of the sliding plane (1) having conical shape aretwisted inwards. Said twisted edges (8 and 9) are designed so as tocreate the surfaces having different diameters on the sliding plane (1).Therefore, surfaces having different inclinations are provided on thesliding plane (1). Said inclined surfaces can be seen on the bodysection (10) of the sliding plane (1) given in FIG. 4. The diameterbelonging to the twisted edge (8) of the sliding plane (1), whichcomprises the entrance and exit point (2 and 3) thereon, is R2, thediameter provided in the center of sliding plane is R1, the diameter onthe opposite twisted edge (9) of sliding plane (1) is R3, and thediameter comprised by the twisted edges (8 and 9) is R4. The larger thediameter of a plane is, the lower the inclination on the inner surfaceis. Therefore, the sliding surface (6) with the largest diameter (R1)has the lowest inclination and the twisted edges (8 and 9) with thesmallest diameter (R4) have the highest inclination.

The entrance point (2) provided at the bottom lower section of thesliding plane (1) is between the lateral twisted surface (8) and broadsliding surface (6). Similarly, the exit point (3) is located just underand in parallel to the entrance point (2).

FIG. 3 is the three-dimensional view of the sliding plane (2) accordingto the present invention from the top profile. In said view, an axisbeing tangent to the ground is referred as “A” and the entrance axis ofsomeone sliding on the slide, to the sliding plane is referred as “B”.There is a difference between the axis (A) tangent to the ground and theentrance axis (B) to the sliding plane as much as the angle α. In otherwords, the tube-formed entrance point (2) is inclined upwards as much asthe angle α with respect to the ground.

The sliding movement is performed on the sliding plane (1) according tothe present invention as follows:

In FIG. 3, the movement route of the rider on the sliding plane (1) ismarked with arrows on the sliding plane (1). As is seen, the entrance(2) is at the bottom of sliding plane (1) and just above the exit point(3) on the sliding plane (1). The rider enters to entrance point (2) inan angle α. Said angle α indicates a slight inclination relative to theground axis (A) and is directed upwards. Therefore, after the riderenters to the sliding plane (1) from the bottom, s/he firstly begins toslide upwards on the plane (1) thanks to the high speed s/he has andpositive angle (α) relative to the ground. First of all, the riderpasses through the broad sliding surface (6) with diameter R2, and keepsher/his speed as much as possible. At the end of the broad slidingsurface (6), the opposite twisted edge (9) of the sliding plane (1)takes place. The diameter (R4) of said twisted edge (9) is smaller thanthe diameter (R1) of broad sliding surface (6) and the inclinationthereof is higher. The rider reaching the diameters R3 and R4 at theinner section of the twisted edge (9) performs a movement of climbingupwards and her/his speeds lowers and finally, moves up to a peak point(11) on the diameter R4 and turns. After turning, s/he moves in thereverse direction this time and again, moves upwards on the slidingplane having diameters R2 and R4 at the inner surface of the twistededge (8) at the entrance point (2) by passing through the broad slidingplane (6) with diameter R1. Here, s/he moves up to a peak point (11),but wastes the entire potential energy s/he has because of the speed atthe entrance point (11) and then, s/he begins to go down from the peakpoint (11) to the ground. The rider again passes through the broadsliding plane (6) with diameter R1 and moves up to a peak point (11)again in the diameters R3 and R4 on the opposite twisted edge (9), andfrom here, s/he go towards the exit point (3) and finally, reaches theexit point (3).

A horizontally oscillating movement is performed on the sliding plane(1) from the beginning of the movement till the end thereof. The energyof the movement is the potential energy of the rider at the entrancepoint (2). Said potential energy is wasted during the upwards climbingon the sliding surfaces with diameters R1, R2, R3 and R4, and the personreaching the peak point (11) moves towards the exit point (3) by beingaccelerated downwards again thanks to gravity. The oscillating movementoccurs naturally on the sliding plane (1) from the beginning of themovement till the end thereof. The user performs firstly upwardsmovement and then downwards movement on the sliding surfaces thanks tothe specific shape of sliding plane (1) having a conical form, and theupwards inclination of the entrance point (2) as much as the angle αrelative to the ground, and thus, the user stays longer on the slidingplane (1) as long as possible. The excitement felt while sliding isincreased, because the sliding period is longer and sliding speed,direction and momentum change continuously thanks to the diameters R1,R2, R3 and R4 having different values. Moreover, the entrance point (2)through which the rider enters to the sliding plane (1) has an axis (B)nearly parallel to the ground axis (A) in terms of entrance directionthereof. As the rightwards and leftwards oscillating movement on thesliding plane (1) is performed in the ground axis (A), the risk offalling is eliminated for the rider.

1. A sliding plane with edges twisted inwards for water slides used forfun in places such as tourist facilities, aqua parks, entertainmentcenters, has a conical form that gradually narrows from top to thebottom, and comprises at least one entrance point that is positionedlaterally or on any edge, and at least one exit point that is positionedlaterally or on any edge.
 2. A sliding plane having a conical form andnarrowing gradually From top to the bottom according to claim 1,characterized in that the entrance and exit points and the narrowinglower section are located successively on any lateral surface thereof.3. A sliding plane according to claim 1, characterized in that entrancepoint has an inclination directed upwards as much as an angle α relativeto the ground axis.
 4. A sliding plane according to claim 1,characterized in that the rider performs an upwards movement on thesliding plane thanks to the upwards inclination as much as an angle α atthe entrance point.
 5. A sliding plane according to claim 1,characterized in that the rider enters to the sliding plane with aninclination as much as an angle α relative to the ground axis from theentrance point, and performs firstly an upwards movement and thendownwards movement, and finally reaches the exit point byherself/himself.
 6. A sliding plane according to claim 1, characterizedin that it comprises surfaces having different diameters on the slidingplane, which enable to create surfaces with different inclinations.
 7. Asliding plane according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises abroad sliding plane at the center, which has the diameter R1 and isslightly inclined.
 8. A sliding plane according to claim 7,characterized in that it comprises a sliding plane at the inner surfaceof the twisted edges, which is more inclined when compared to the broadsliding plane at the center and comprises diameter R4.
 9. A slidingplane according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises twistededge comprising diameters R2 and R4 at the edge, being twisted inwardsand comprising entrance and exit points thereon.
 10. A sliding planeaccording to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises twisted edgecomprising diameters R3 and R4 at the edge, being twisted inwards andcomprising entrance and exit points at the opposite thereof.
 11. Asliding plane according to claim 1, characterized in that the entranceand exit points having tube form are the same in diameter.